wiredmikey writes: According to recent industry research, while 71% of employees understand the risks, 47% still feel that it’s okay to use personal accounts to send work emails. Perhaps the most important conclusion that can be drawn from the report is that IT departments worldwide are fighting a losing battle in seeking to constrain employees’ behavior through policy alone.

Awareness of the security risks this behavior poses does not act as a deterrent: 71% of people questioned recognize that there is an additional risk in sending work documents outside the corporate email environment, but 47% of these same respondents feel it is acceptable to send work emails and documents to personal email accounts anyway.